The Houston Zoo introduced four of its new baby animals that visitors can see in enclosures this fall. The organization ...

The Houston Zoo is treating 17-year-old lion Mattie for gastroenteritis and kidney disease. Visitors can still see her pride mates on habitat ...

Norah, a Baird's tapir born on July 23, is already mingling with capybaras, giant anteaters and swans in the Pantanal habitat ...

Watching wildlife can bring an immeasurable amount of joy to an animal lover. It can be relaxing, entertaining, and even ...

A 23-year-old giraffe named Milenna was humanely euthanized at the Brevard Zoo due to age-related mobility issues. Milenna lived beyond the median 20.3-year lifespan for female giraffes in human care.

Houston store sells $2 million Powerball ticket as jackpot for next drawing climbs to $1.7 billion A ticket sold at a Sellers Bros. grocery store at 601 N. Cesar Chavez Blvd. in Houston’s East End ...

The Texas homeowner charged with gunning down an 11-year-old boy over a “ding-dong ditch” prank is now charged with capital murder as new details emerged that he was lying in wait for the victim.

A man has been charged in the deadly shooting of a boy who was struck in the back by gunfire while playing "ding-dong ditch" Saturday night in Houston, Texas, authorities said. Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, ...

An 11 year old boy and several other kids were ringing doorbells and then running from homes in an East Houston neighborhood Saturday night just before 11 p.m., police say someone came out of one of ...

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. on Saturday in southeast Houston. A 42-year-old Texas man is facing a murder charge in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy after the victim and his friends banged ...

An 11-year-old boy died in a Houston hospital Sunday after he was shot while carrying out a "ding-dong ditch" prank the previous night, police said. The boy hasn't been identified. The Houston Police ...